Revenue alone does not explain personal entitlement to the money or the actual contribution.
Identify the lawful transaction
Review the real distribution and supporting company records. Do not present all company receipts as the investor’s available capital without accounting for ownership and the relevant obligations.
An EB-5 first review should create a proof map for the capital amount, lawful source, transfer path, commercial deployment, job-creation model, and the investor’s management or policy-formulation role. The investor must place qualifying capital at risk, the investment must be connected to the required jobs, and residence after approval is conditional rather than final. Do not treat an approved petition as a green card or a return-of-capital promise. Records that often settle the first question include sale agreements, tax filings, company ledgers, loan security documents, and bank statements that trace each move. The job analysis should identify the project structure and who qualifies as an employee, rather than counting contractors or household members. Hypothetical example: a mushroom-farm owner sells a refrigerated warehouse and intends to invest the proceeds. The closing statement, title record, tax records, and bank transfers establish the source-and-path chain; a letter saying the owner is wealthy does not. Before committing, the investor must decide whether the project’s job methodology can credibly allocate at least ten qualifying full-time positions to the investment.